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Bedford County Development Association receives $500,000 grant to expand Hess Business Park

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 30, 2018   |   Featured

The Bedford County Development Association recently received approval for a $500,000 grant to support the expansion of the Bedford County Business Park in Bedford Township. The grant will support t...

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Blaschak Coal Corporation approved for $1 mln grant to develop reserve of Mammoth coal in Mount Carmel region

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 30, 2018   |   Companies

Blaschak Coal Corporation recently received approval for a $1 million grant through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) to re-engineer, reopen, and redevelop a large reserve of Mammoth...

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Motorcycle dealer holds ribbon cutting in Warrendale

By Melina Druga  |   August 30, 2018   |   Companies

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for motorcycle dealer Pitt Cycles, owned by Mike Cartney and Bill Obaker, recently held its ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday in Warrendale, Marshall Township. “It is m...

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State regulators urge Congress to remove barriers for marijuana-related businesses

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 29, 2018   |   Featured

Pennsylvania Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin L. Wiessmann recently led a coalition of financial regulators from several states in requesting that Congress address barriers to financial insti...

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Legislators, PSEA president unveil bills to reform standardized testing

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 29, 2018   |   News

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers and Jerry Oleksiak, president of the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), introduced five bills designed to reform state standardized testing policies...

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Groundbreaking held at Kutztown Hampton Inn and Suites

By Melina Druga  |   August 29, 2018   |   Companies

Gold Bear Ventures and Ursus Aureus, two investment subsidiaries of Kutztown University Foundation, and Wohlsen Construction recently broke ground on the 100-room Hampton Inn and Suites in Kutztown, B...

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Atlantic RoRo Carriers has first vessel call at PhilaPort’s Tioga Marine Terminal

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 28, 2018   |   Companies

Atlantic RoRo Carriers Inc. (ARRC) recently had its first vessel call at the Port of Philadelphia’s Tioga Marine Terminal with the M/V Warnow Sun. The M/V Warnow Sun is part of ARRC’s multi-car...

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House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing explores technical education, career readiness

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 28, 2018   |   News

State Rep. Gerald Mullery (D-Luzerne) recently hosted a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania to discuss promoting technical education and career readiness among ...

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EnerSys announces $6.4 million enhancements in two battery-manufacturing facilities

By Melina Druga  |   August 28, 2018   |   Companies

Reading, Pa.-based EnerSys, a global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications, recently announced $6.4 million in investments at two of its battery-manufacturing locations, includ...

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Public Utility Commission approves Tentative Implementation Order for alternative ratemaking law

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 27, 2018   |   News

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved a Tentative Implementation Order for Act 58 of 2018, which would allow for alternative ratemaking for natural gas distribution, elect...

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Carson, Rothfus discuss economic opportunity, affordable housing for Western Pennsylvania

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 27, 2018   |   Featured

Congressman Keith Rothfus (R-PA) recently met with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson in Western Pennsylvania to visit local leaders, tour designated Opportunity Zones an...

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Grove supports use of Medicaid waivers

By Melina Druga  |   August 27, 2018   |   News

Rep. Seth Grove (R-York County) recently sent a letter to Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, urging the agency to reapprove the Commonwealth of Pennsylvaniaâ...

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Sheetz to open in Scranton industrial park

By Melina Druga  |   August 24, 2018   |   Companies

Sheetz will be opening a store in the Mount Pleasant Corporate Center in Scranton, according to the Scranton Plan, the economic development marketing affiliate of The Greater Scranton Chamber of Comme...

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Next Generation Bankers Academy concludes summer program

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 24, 2018   |   News

Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin L. Wiessmann recently announced the completion of a pilot public-private initiative through which more than 20 students from Pennsylvania colleges and univers...

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University of Pittsburgh at Bradford receives $2M grant for engineering and technology building

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 24, 2018   |   Featured

Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) and Sen. Joe Scarnati (R-25th District) announced Wednesday that the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford received $2 million in state funding for the development of...

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State House Speaker Turzai touts economic growth for Pennsylvania

By Kim Riley  |   August 23, 2018   |   Featured

Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R) is working diligently to advance pro-business legislation aimed at growing the Commonwealth’s economy to benefit its residents and businesses, the s...

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Residency program aims to fix physician shortage in rural areas

By Melina Druga  |   August 23, 2018   |   News

St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) recently launched its Family Medicine Residency Program, aimed at addressing the needs of rural communities, at St. Luke’s Miners Campus in Tamaqua. ...

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Air Products wins contract for coal-to-syngas plant in Hohhot, China

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 23, 2018   |   Companies

Air Products, an industrial gases company based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, recently announced that it would supply syngas to Jiutai New Material Co. Ltd for a multi-billion dollar mono-ethylene glyco...

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Ellwood City Borough Council adopts changes to Ellwood City Electric

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 23, 2018   |   Companies

Ellwood City Borough Council has adopted changes to Ellwood City Electric to improve consumer protection, price stability, and transparency, as a bill to establish legislative controls to correct thes...

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State unemployment rate falls to 4.2 percent in July

By Melina Druga  |   August 22, 2018   |   News

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.2 percent in July, according to the Department of Labor & Industry, compared to June, marking the lowest rate since May 200...

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